SON OF DANEWIN A STAR OVER FENCES

JUNE ’08: A prominent member of the Danewin breed is currently regarded as Australia's most exciting jumper with Group 1 Classic winner Toulouse Lautrec now leading the way over fences.

At his last two assignments in Victoria, Toulouse Lautrec has won the $151,000 Trevor Clarke Steeplechase and $101,500 Australian Steeplechase, the former by racing off the pace and latter by lead all the way. The talented grey's two previous outings saw him win on both occasions by a collective winning margin of some 35 lengths.

Toulouse Lautrec is one of four Group 1 Derby or Oaks winners sired by Danewin. The 7-seven-year-old gelding won the QTC Queensland Derby in his Classic year, a race that was also won by County Tyrone, another high-profile son of Danewin.

The current racing season is witnessing Danewin feature in a number of different forms of competition and capacities. His high-class 4-year-old son Theseo starred on the valuable Magic Millions card during March, winning the $500,000 BMW Classic over 1400m. In addition, Danewin is the sire of the dams of 2007/08 stakes winners Acorns, About Face and Bundle O'Gold.

Toulouse Lautrec races in the colours of Hobartville Stakes, as did Danewin's Group 2 winning sprinter-miler Salgado.